QUESTION 13
GS2
15 marks
The Indian Constitution has provisions for holding joint session of the two Houses of the Parliament. Enumerate the occasions when this would normally happen and also the occasions when it cannot, with reason thereof.
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250 words
What the examiner wants
List when a joint sitting is held under Article 108 and when it cannot be, with reasons.
EnumerateList the points, each with a one-line explanation.
Demand-wise check
- 1When: bill passed by one House rejected by the other; disagreement on amendments; more than six months pass without the other House passing it. President summons; Speaker presides; simple majority of present and voting≈65 words
- 2Cannot: Money Bills (Lok Sabha has final say under Article 110); Constitutional Amendment Bills (Article 368 needs special majority in each House separately); bill lapsed due to Lok Sabha dissolution before notification≈65 words
- 3Reason: protects Lok Sabha's financial primacy and federal/rigid amending process≈65 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
Article 108 basisOccasionsProcedureExclusions with reasonsInstancesConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Missing Constitution Amendment Bills as an exclusion
- No examples of past joint sittings
Draw this
- Flowchart of deadlock to joint sitting
Value addition
- ExampleJoint sittings held thrice: Dowry Prohibition Bill (1961), Banking Service Commission (Repeal) Bill (1978), Prevention of Terrorism Bill (2002).Lok Sabha Secretariat
- LawArticle 108(5): a joint sitting can still be held if Lok Sabha dissolves after the President notifies it.Constitution of India
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Alfred Thomas · Page 15 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Akash Kumar · AIR 101 · Page 15 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 7 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Alfred Thomas · Page 7 ↗Same syllabus reference
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